Steve Doszpot

Steve Doszpot
MLA
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
for Molonglo
Assumed office
20 October 2012
Serving with Corbell, Barr, Gallagher, Hanson, Rattenbury, Jones
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
for Brindabella
In office
29 October 2008 – 20 October 2012
Serving with Burch, Hargreaves, Smyth, Bresnan
Assistant Speaker
Assumed office
December 2012
Personal details
Born (1948-09-23) 23 September 1948
Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Australian
Political party Liberal Party
Website ACT Legislative Assembly profile

Steve Doszpot (born 23 September 1948 in Budapest, Hungary), an Australian politician, is a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Molonglo for the Liberal Party since 2012 and represented the electorate of Brindabella between 2008 and 2012.[1][2][3] In December 2012, Doszpot was elected as the Assistant Speaker.

Biography

Doszpot was born in Budapest, Hungary and in 1957, aged nine, migrated to Australia with his parents as a refugee. He completed his secondary education at the Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham (1961–64). He moved to Canberra in 1974 and was involved in the computer industry as a senior executive with Wang Computer (Australia), Digital Equipment Corporation and Canon Australia, with a brief stint at the CSIRO ICT Centre as Business Development Manager in Canberra, before his election to the ACT Legislative Assembly in 2008.

He was the Head of SOCOG in Canberra 1998 to 2000 and managed the Olympic Football Tournament staged in Canberra as part of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. He is past President of the ACT Olympic Council and Soccer Canberra and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Following the 2000 Olympic Games he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his long term commitment and service to the sport.[4]

Doszpot is currently the Shadow Minister for Education and Training and the Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation since 2008; the Shadow Minister for Ageing and the Shadow Minister for ICT since 2012. He has previously held shadow portfolios for Multicultural Affairs and for Disability between 2008 and 2012. He is also the Chair of the ACT Assembly Standing Committee on Health, Community and Social Services since 2008.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Steve Doszpot". Member profile. Legislative Assembly for the ACT. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.elections.act.gov.au/media/media0828.html
  3. ↑ Canberra Liberals – official website
  4. ↑ "DOSZPOT, Steve". It's an honour. Commonwealth of Australia. 24 October 2000. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
Political offices
Preceded by
 Assistant Speaker
2012 – present 		Incumbent
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Steve Pratt		 Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Brindabella
2008 – 2012
Served alongside: Burch, Hargreaves, Smyth, Bresnan		 Succeeded by
Zed Seselja
Preceded by
Zed Seselja		 Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Molonglo
2012 – present
Served alongside: Corbell, Barr, Gallagher, Hanson, Rattenbury, Jones		 Incumbent


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